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The file limit displayed (which means also indexed) by localhost is 345.

In the source code I have found that you have disabled indexing after files are mounted. What was the reason for this? For me, it would be much better to mount, wait until everything is indexed and then start working with it.

Now it crashes even Windows Explorer, if I try to open big not indexed files.

[first 345]

Hi,

I have a problem with windows port.
When called on a lot of files (1000+), after calling localhost it will process/index only approx first 500. first 345. The rest will start indexing after I open the mounted folder, which crashes the Resolve while waiting for the folder to list.

I think this must be some kind of hardcoded file limit? Is there a chance to higher this number? I get hunders of files from every shooting day.

On 5D3 and probably all other recent cameras, latest mlv_dump requires --black-fix=2048, regardless of ML build (since this post).

With latest ML bulid from the Experiments page AND latest mlv_dump, there should be no need to change the black level (since this post).

Great! However I still find batch calling mlv_dump much better then mlv-fs. Is there any way how to make real cdng from mlv_dump? So that Resolve could read audio and correct fps? Or this wouldn't work because mlv_dump is not indexing the files?

Thanks

BTW, may I process *all* files with --black-fix=2040, even those which have correct value? If I want to process only those wrong ones, I need to extract all and visually check.

Hi guys,

on Saturday, I've sucesfully shot 2TB of MLV's in 10bit. From 1400 filex, approx 150 had wrong black level. Since calling mlv_dump 150 times and then sorting all the files would be too complicated, I've wrote little windows batch script. I am not a programmer so finding the first file in a folder and even the iteration is very very messy. But works.

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@echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set mypath=%~dp0
set workingDir=E:\footage\mlv\
set fixDir=E:\footage\cdng-fixed\
set moveDir=E:\footage\mlv-processed\


E:
cd %workingDir%
for /r %%i in (*) do (
set file=%%i

!mypath!\mlv_dump.exe --black-fix=2040 --dng "!file!"

for %%A in ("!file!") do (
set foldername=%%~dpA
set filename=%%~nxA
)
echo !filename!

cd "!fixDir!"
md "!filename!"
cd "!filename!"

for /r "%workingDir%" %%f in (*.dng) do move "%%f" >nul
for /r "%workingDir%" %%f in (*.wav) do move "%%f" >nul

move  "!file!" "!moveDir!"
)
D:
cd %mypath%


Hi guys,

I've been shooting hours of raw with ML, thank you! However, with latest builds from 2016, there was introduced bug, which makes ML raw unusable for me. In documentary, we have to change ISO a lot even during recording.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpGtjziXRkE

Here's the bug reported: https://bitbucket.org/hudson/magic-lantern/issues/2636/5dm3-113-123-iso-screen-stuck-during-raw

Hey kaco,

     Which camera are you using? 5D Mark III is the only Magic Lantern enabled DSLR that can mirror both on screen and on a monitor. Do you have the camera with you, maybe you can try to see? Also, another solution if you have a camera that doesn't mirror is to use a monitor with the capability of HDMI out, then send the signal to another monitor for a Director to see. You can use this wirelessly or wired I believe.

- Paul Harwood

With 5Dm3 and HDMI output set to clean 1080p, there is no overlay (global draw). 1080p is great for focusing, but when shooting raw, you are never 100 % sure that the camera is recording. You won't see the recording icon.

Is there a chance to include global draw into the HDMI mirrored stream? It would be great to be able to use EVF and still see if the mlv_rec module is rolling for instance.

@kaco I tried it yesterday, you can have 672 px max vertical resolution. So you can get something like 1600x672 in 50/60p unsqueezed footage. You have to change aspect ratio close to 1:1 to get max vertical resolution

So 672px is limit for continuos shooting or is it a hard limit? If that's maximum (regardless bitrate), then this is not so great and a true 1920x1080 (or 1920x818) in 37fps is much more interesting.

You should check out the crop_rec module that is in development, it allows you to record in 48/50p without the vertical squeeze.

@rbrune Thanks for the tip, I've already tested it. But AFAIK the preview in live view would be squeezed (1.64x) in vertical resolution? And because of the bitrate with full 1920x1080, without 10/12 bit I would not be able to get 48p continuos, not?

[On topic -- is this going to be a part of mlv_rec? Is this in raw_rec module just during development?]

@GutterPump -- thanks, it's graded in Davinci. And really, using 490px vertical resolution in a 4K world is not so acceptable for professional work. This is game changing.

On topic -- is this going to be a part of mlv_rec? Is this in raw_rec module just during development?

@DeafEyeJedi -- in 48/50p the vertical resolution is 1.67x smaller, which kills details and causes aliasing and moire. Most of wide angle shots are quite bad.

Switching to canon 25/24p mode and then overriding to 37fps means much more detail for me. BIG chance for me, crippled resolution in 48p mode was a reason for me to start looking for a new camera.

look at the aliased edges:
https://vimeo.com/148944224

Works great with 5Dm3 and fps override set to 37fps. Much better then 48fps in squeezed resolution. Any plans adding this to mlv_rec module, so that we could use audio as well?

Guys,

could anyone of you share compiled 5Dm3.113 version?

@chmee, getting better results, but still crashing after filling more than approx 2000 Mb of RAM

@chmee, you were right, the last value I saw in task manager was 1556 Mb, then it crashed.
Tried the 1.7.2. -- still not able to load all the files. I loaded less files, allocated approx 1GB of ram, but after I hit convert (16 bit) it crashed.

So for now, I have to stay with the 1.5.x version, since I work with tons of data many times a year.

btw, I tested older releases -- raw2cdng.1.5.0.beta7 loads all files ok, from the 1.6.0 version it starts to crash. maybe it is something related to the thumbnail generator?

I tried to load less files (approx 180), it loads OK but after I clicked on convert, it crashed:

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[convert_Click] all in all there are 76216 frames to convert
[doWork] started
[doWork] 12 Cores used
[doWork] -> converting item M04-1024_k01
[doWork] settings format 1 with BL2048 WL15000 with+out maximizingvalue 5,05983631871526
[doWork] prefix - filename generator [F]
[doWork] destinationPath -> M04-1024_k01
[doWork] outputFilename  -> M04-1024_k01
[doWork] Directory F:\RAW VIDEO\2015-04-04 Sevara Bobur\cdng\M04-1024_k01 created
[doWork] took DNGtemplate and changed values
[doWork] * init frameCount for multithreaded Convert

chmee, I'm trying to convert quite a large amount of MLV's (626 files, 1.4TB), but the app keeps crashing when I drop the files and the app starts to load them. I enabled the debug, but it sometimes crashes after loading approx 190 files, the next time after 196, etc. Everytime on another file. Is there anything I can do about it?

This happens if you fill the card completely, the last shot can miss few frames. You can disable this warning in the AE settings, can't you?

It seems not to be working with the 2014.1 version. No dialog is beaing opened.

very similar problem as the last one:

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[drop] -- file O:\2014-06-23 Freedomky MLV\M23-1239.M00 will be analyzed now.
[drop] -- file O:\2014-06-23 Freedomky MLV\M23-1239.M01 will be analyzed now.
[drop] -- file O:\2014-06-23 Freedomky MLV\M23-1239.M02 will be analyzed now.
[drop] -- file O:\2014-06-23 Freedomky MLV\M23-1239.M03 will be analyzed now.
[drop] -- file O:\2014-06-23 Freedomky MLV\M23-1239.M04 will be analyzed now.
[drop] -- file O:\2014-06-23 Freedomky MLV\M23-1239.M05 will be analyzed now.
[drop] -- file O:\2014-06-23 Freedomky MLV\M23-1239.M06 will be analyzed now.
[drop] -- file O:\2014-06-23 Freedomky MLV\M23-1239.M07 will be analyzed now.
[drop] -- file O:\2014-06-23 Freedomky MLV\M23-1239.M08 will be analyzed now.
[drop] -- file O:\2014-06-23 Freedomky MLV\M23-1239.MLV will be analyzed now.
[drop] is MLV
[setFileinfoData] set/changed Filedata
[drop] FileinfoData set
[createMLVBlocklist] started
[createMLVBlocklist] splitFiles counted (10)
[createMLVBlocklist] indexing Blocks in O:\2014-06-23 Freedomky MLV\M23-1239.MLV
[createMLVBlocklist] --- exception(!) ---
[createMLVBlocklist] blockTag|offset|fileNo :
x6?|-1118282230|0
Message = Non-negative number required.
Parameter name: value
ActualValue =
ParamName = value
Data = System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal
InnerException =
TargetSite = Void set_Position(Int64)
StackTrace =    at System.IO.FileStream.set_Position(Int64 value)
   at raw2cdng_v2.io.createMLVBlockList(String filename, raw raw)
HelpLink =
Source = mscorlib
HResult = -2146233086


chmee is there anyway to mass import the jpg sequences into premiere? it seems i have to do them all individually.

in premiere open the import windows, select the first file of the sequence and in the window there should be checkbox "numbered stills". Then you import jpeg sequence as a "video" and you can change properties and set correct FPS.

I have a problem converting one file. It's the last file on the card, so maybe it's corrupted, but extracts with MLV Converter 1.9.2 fine.

Here's debug:

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------------- 1.5.0.BETA7 started at 14.08.12 23:49:48 --
[init][settings] -- ffmpeg Exists: false
[drop] started
[drop] Files dropped:
[drop] ------
[drop] O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.M00
[drop] O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.M01
[drop] O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.M02
[drop] O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.M03
[drop] O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.M04
[drop] O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.M05
[drop] O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.M06
[drop] O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.M07
[drop] O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.M08
[drop] O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.MLV
[drop] ------
[drop] -- file O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.M00 will be analyzed now.
[drop] -- file O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.M01 will be analyzed now.
[drop] -- file O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.M02 will be analyzed now.
[drop] -- file O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.M03 will be analyzed now.
[drop] -- file O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.M04 will be analyzed now.
[drop] -- file O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.M05 will be analyzed now.
[drop] -- file O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.M06 will be analyzed now.
[drop] -- file O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.M07 will be analyzed now.
[drop] -- file O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.M08 will be analyzed now.
[drop] -- file O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.MLV will be analyzed now.
[drop] is MLV
[setFileinfoData] set/changed Filedata
[drop] FileinfoData set
[createMLVBlocklist] started
[createMLVBlocklist] splitFiles counted (10)
[createMLVBlocklist] indexing Blocks in O:\2014-07-08 Freedomky dotacky MLV\k3\M08-1137.MLV
[createMLVBlocklist] --- exception(!) ---
[createMLVBlocklist] blockTag|offset|fileNo : &???|-199613494|0
Message = Non-negative number required.
Parameter name: value
ActualValue =
ParamName = value
Data = System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal
InnerException =
TargetSite = Void set_Position(Int64)
StackTrace =    at System.IO.FileStream.set_Position(Int64 value)
   at raw2cdng_v2.io.createMLVBlockList(String filename, raw raw)
HelpLink =
Source = mscorlib
HResult = -2146233086


Also won't open with mlv diag, probably the same problem. The progress is stuck on loading.

And very nice future feature would be progress bar in the taskbar button. You know like when you copy files with explorer, the icon in the taskbar will start to fill its background with green. So you know the app is working and you'll see once it's done